This book constitutes the proceedings of the 10th International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Modeling and Using Context, CONTEXT 2017, held in Paris, France, in June 2017.The 26 full papers and 15 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 88 submissions. The papers feature research in a wide range of disciplines related to issues of context and contextual knowledge and discuss commonalities across and differences between the disciplines' approaches to ...

In 2016, Edith Turner passed away. She left behind an intellectual legacy that, together with her husband, Victor Turner, transformed modern anthropology. This edited collection focuses on Victor and Edith Turner’s significant theoretical contributions, including their work on communitas, liminality, pilgrimage, friendship, fieldwork, self-reflection, affective culture, religion, spirits, and faith. This collection includes retrospectives on the personal lives of Edith and Victor, as provi...

This book brings together current research and adopts a pragmatic approach to modeling and using context to solve real-world problems. The editors were instrumental in creating - and continue to be involved in - the interdisciplinary research community, centered around the biennial CONTEXT (International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Modeling and Using Context) conference series, focused on studying context and its implications for artificial intelligence, software applications, psyc...

Real Submissives is a must read for any women considering exploring their submissive side. This book goes places that will surprise some and possibly shock others—as it is never anything less than candid.As a record of the experiences of lifestyle submissive females, it certainly isn’t some 50 Shades fantasy-fest! These women ‘walk the talk’; whether it be extreme role-play, slave training, pony girl, enforced servitude and prostitution, abduction and kidnapping. As this is the REAL...

For Unique, life is good until her dope-dealing boyfriend, Took, is arrested and winds up in jail. Now she’s broke as a joke’ trying to put every petty hustle into play to chase hard times away from the door. With an empty refrigerator, a stack of bills piling up, a tenth grade education, a big butt and a smile, it doesn’t take long for her to learn to pull the wool over the eyes of any fool who’s blinded by her good looks. She’s sure that one day some guy’s slip-up will be her ultimate co...

This book truly is unique...a look at the world of dominant women composed of interviews with REAL dominatrixes who REALLY know what they're doing as opposed to just someone's unrealistic fantasy. For any wanna-be slave who has ever thought of visiting a dominant, here is essential reading to reassure you and help you take that step.

The Dominatrix has long been regarded as the ‘Dark Lady’ of sexual sub-culture. Worshipped and adored, by those who serve her, she inhabits a secret twilight...

In the haunting melodies of "The Bells," Edgar Allan Poe's poetic genius takes flight. This collection of poems, now available in its unabridged form, invites you into a realm of ethereal beauty and macabre wonder. From the silvery chimes of "The Bells" to the eerie whispers of "The Raven," Poe's words paint vivid tapestries of love, loss, and the mysteries that lie beyond the veil of reality. Prepare to be captivated by the timeless artistry of one of literature's most enigmatic figures.

In the aftermath of a plague which brought civilization to its knees and left most of the world’s female population sterile, breeders—the few women who remain fertile—have become a precious commodity. Breeders live in relative comfort, but upon reaching adulthood they are tasked with bearing one child after another to carry on the species. Frequent medical assessments keep the breeders healthy and harsh punishments keep them in line.As a breeder who has just come of age, Rowan know...

I was just a tech support girl! What did I know about kinky bondage and submission stuff!? Well, after a few days with Mr. Blake, the VP of my company, and his two brothers, I knew that big, powerfully built black men loved to dominate pretty blonde girls. I also knew they could blow my mind with the wild dark, sexual thrills they forced upon me while I was bound and helpless! But my mind was being more than blown, it was being conditioned, and I was turning into a girl who was helplessly ...

He's a collector with some kinky interests on the side. She's here to catalogue his most prized possessions. But will she end up being one of them?From Justine Elyot, the bestselling author of ‘On Demand’, ‘His House of Submission’ is a dark, passionate romance for anyone who loved the Fifty Shades trilogy and Sylvia Day’s Crossfire series.Sarah turns up at Jasper Jay's country house thinking she has been hired to take an inventory of his large collection of historical arte...

Attorney Sabrina Kramer is deeply frustrated with her sex life.Her doting fiancé, Nathan Burger, is unable to fulfill any of her vivid sexual fantasies of submission to a dominant male. When she hears about a company that specializes in helping women live out such dreams, Sabrina immediately hires their services.Soon Sabrina is flown to a private reserve. But when her fantasy takes full physical form, she's no longer sure if she can handle it. Instead, Sabrina escapes and m...

“The perfect novel for anyone looking to dip a toe into the dark side.” - Bookie Nookie ReviewsI just witnessed a mob hit. The lighter flicks like the sound of a gunshot. Smoke from his cigarette slips through the cracks of my hiding place. His dark chuckle haunts future nightmares I’ll never get to have.Please walk away. Please.The sound of a zipper...and then his voice: “Faith Jacobson. 580 Flatbush Avenue. Brooklyn.”He’s got my w...